I normally access my gmail via my home PC. I would like to temporarily access the same gmail address via my IPad to receive and send emails when travelling.
Is there a simple secure way of doing this? Various methods are suggested on the Net but I get lost in the complexity.

Hi Gary
Thanks.
Have just tried the app but it gets me onto the old Google razzle-dazzle.
Having put in my .gmail email address it then tells me that it is invalid and then asks me for a password which I do not have! It then goes to the beginning and so on around the Google circle. Any suggestions?
Peter

The builtin mail app in iOS can also use Gmail.
Just use the builtin setting to add a Google mail account with your Google id + password.
Sometimes you get a whining mail from Google 'someone is using a new device with your Google account' but ignore this because it is you in this case.

Thanks for this further advice. I think that Ken's method is close to what I hoped I would achieve. When I tried the app it kept asking for my Google account and password which is apparently different from my "normal" gmail Account Name (my full gmail address) and my chosen password.

So Ken I would appreciate your advice on the steps I should take to implement your method.

Also, in the past I was able to use my email on the IPad when I was on the now defunct Three network. My wife complained about my incoming emails (which are pretty voluminous) always appearing on the IPad. I only want to make use of this facility when I am away from home. So can I easily turn the IPad gmail on and off so that all gmail does not accumulate on the IPad?
Peter

Peter,
I'm just using my "normal" gmail login - my gmail email address and entering the Google password.....nothing more complicated than that.
If pain persists I'll double check the email details on the iPad for you.
Edit: It appears I'm not using the Gmail App. Under settings, mail, I have gmail set-up as a SMTP server (smtp.gmail.com)